President Joe Biden said that the administration is hoping for the U.S.-led Afghanistan evacuation to end by the self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline, noting that there is still “a long way to go and a lot could still go wrong.” Speaking on Sunday at the White House, Biden said there have been “discussions among” the White House “and the military” to potentially extend the operation past Aug. 31. But the “first priority,” Biden said, is to evacuate Americans, and stressed that his administration ” is working hard and as fast as we can to get people out. That’s our mission. That’s our goal.” Over the weekend, the chaotic evacuation was marred by more death and chaos as throngs of people attempted to crowd into the Kabul airport—one of the few evacuation points in Afghanistan. The UK Ministry of Defense confirmed Sunday that at least seven people died during the crush, according …
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